Phrurolithidae
Temporal range: Palaeogene–present
Otacilia lynx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Phrurolithidae
Banks, 1892
Diversity
24 genera, 360 species

Phrurolithidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, known as guardstone spiders. The family was first described by Nathan Banks in 1892.[1] First included in the Corinnidae as the subfamily Phrurolithinae, later phylogenetic studies justified a separate family.[2]

Genera

Main article: List of Phrurolithidae species

As of January 2023, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Banks, N. (1892). "A classification of North American spiders". The Canadian Entomologist. 24 (4): 88–97. doi:10.4039/Ent2488-4. S2CID 83972486.
  2. ^ Ramírez, Martín J. (2014). "The morphology and phylogeny of dionychan spiders (Araneae, Araneomorphae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 390: 342–343. doi:10.1206/821.1. hdl:2246/6537. S2CID 86146467.
  3. ^ "Family: Phrurolithidae Banks, 1892". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 19 January 2023.


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